Global Environment Issues Practice Quiz

1.

1 point

According to OECD, which statement about Green Growth is FALSE?

Green growth understands that some trade-offs are worth making.

Green growth means protecting the environment for future generations at all costs.

Green growth is all about being clear about the nature of resource use and where society wants to end up in the long term.

Green growth is not about environmental preservation.

2.

1 point

At the Earth Summit, it was agreed that financing for Agenda 21...

all of the above

...would be partially provided by external funds for developing countries

both A and B

...would mostly come from within each country’s public and private sectors.

...would be wholly supported through global institutions, such as the United Nations.

3.

1 point

Which two countries are the world's greatest emitters of Carbon Dioxide?

China and the United States

The United States and Russia

China and India

Russia and China

4.

1 point

Many factors, both natural and human, can cause changes in Earth’s energy balance, including:

Changes in the greenhouse effect, which affects the amount of heat retained by Earth’s atmosphere

Variations in the sun’s energy reaching Earth

Changes in the reflectivity of Earth’s atmosphere and surface

All of the above

None of the above

5.

1 point

Which greenhouse gas produced by humans has had the biggest impact on climate change?

Methane (CH4)

Hydrogen (H2)

Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

Nitrous Oxide (N2O)

6.

1 point

Greenhouse gases (GHGs) absorb energy, slowing or preventing the loss of heat to space. In this way, GHGs act like a blanket, making Earth warmer than it would otherwise be. This process is commonly known as the “greenhouse effect”. Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?

water vapor (H2O)

methane (CH4)

carbon dioxide (CO2)

oxygen (O2)

7.

1 point

Forests are a safety net for the poor, but they continue to disappear at an alarming rate. Of all developing regions, two saw the largest net losses of forest areas between 2000 and 2010. These two regions are...?

South America and Central America

Asia and Central America

Africa and South America

Africa and Asia

8.

1 point

On the issue of climate change, rank the three party views from most concerned to least concerned.

Independents, Democrats, Republicans

Democrats, Republicans, Independents

Republicans, Democrats, Independents

Democrats, Independents, Republicans

9.

1 point

Agenda 21 was established at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, in 1992, this conference became known as the “Earth Summit”. Which of these answers about Agenda 21 is true?

Agenda 21 lead to the development of programs such as the UN Environment program me (UNEP) and the Commission on Sustainable Development.

Agenda 21recommends ways to strengthen the part played by major groups in achieving sustainable development.

Agenda 21 address patterns of development which cause stress to the environment.

both B and C

all of the above

10.

1 point

Vulnerability to environmental threats
is greatest in....

coastal countries

countries with high CO2 emissions

world powers

developing countries